Gem Village leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Gem Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gem Village, ~31% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gem Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gem Village leans more Republican than 11 of 16 neighbors.
Gem Village runs about 37 points more Republican than Colorado as a whole. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Gem Village is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gem Village. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Gem Village leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Gem Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gem Village votes against the grain of Colorado. Colorado leans Democratic overall, while Gem Village runs about 37 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Gem Village are family households, above 83% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gem Village, CO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gem Village looks the way it does
Turnout in Gem Village sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bayfield, CO R+11
- Oxford, CO R+8
- Ignacio, CO R+18
- Vallecito, CO R+5
- Trimble, CO D+29
- Durango, CO D+28
- Tiffany, CO R+38
- Piedra, CO R+28
- Hermosa, CO R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Townshend, VT D+24
- Cassville, WV R+28
- Cartersville, VA R+34
- Newaukum, WA R+26
- Sibley, MO R+55
- Jeff Davis, MS R+37
- Cottonwood Falls, KS R+40
- Todds Tavern, VA R+31
- Big Sandy, MT R+23
- Walkerton, VA R+36
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Colorado Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.